The three men who were investigated over the alleged naming of the victim in the Ched Evans rape case on Twitter have been bailed

North Wales Police said two men were arrested under Section 5 of the Sexual Offences Amendments Act, with a third arrested on suspicion of malicious communication.

It has now come to light that the three men have since been bailed to allow North Wales Police to make further enquiries.

Convicted: Ched Evans was jailed for five years last week

Sheffield United and Wales striker Evans, 23, was jailed for five years last week at Caernarfon Crown Court for the rape of a 19-year-old woman, now 20, at a hotel near Rhyl, Denbighshire.

Evans, whose lawyers claim he plans to appeal against the conviction, claimed the sex at the Premier Inn was consensual but the prosecution successfully argued the woman was too drunk to consent.

Evans’ co-defendant Clayton McDonald, 23, also admitted having sex with the woman but was acquitted.

All three men arrested were detained by officers from South Yorkshire Police at a Sheffield police station.

North Wales Police’s Detective Chief Inspector Steve Williams said: ‘These arrests were made with the assistance of South Yorkshire Police and are part of a series of planned arrests we will be making during this ongoing investigation.’